Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Three content marketers walk into a bar… Okay, so I haven’t quite crafted the perfect punchline yet. Fortunately I have a few hours before April first to finish that story. April Fools’ Day has traditionally been a day dedicated to jokes and good-natured antics. As children, the day […]

PR Newswire researchers make thousands of updates weekly to the database of journalists and bloggers that underpins our Agility media targeting and distribution platform. Below is a sampling of recent media moves and news from the research team. To learn more about monitoring media and social media for your brand, read our white paper: Monitoring Your Brand […]

In this week’s Content We Love, we’re going to take a look at how one company leveraged their participation in a trade-show to bring attention to a new line of products. The 2015 International Home + Housewares Show earlier this month sold out with 2,115 exhibitors and had an increase in total buyer attendance. This […]

Today’s blogging community is dramatically different than what it once was. In the mid 1990s, online diaries sprang forth from discussion groups, bringing writers a more structured way to journal their personal thoughts and activities. Thanks to the introduction of tools like LiveJournal, Blogger and WordPress, blogging exploded in popularity in the early 2000s. Now, millions of blog posts are published each […]

Today we are going to dissect how each component of your press release can drive readership and engagement if done correctly. The first and perhaps most overlooked component of a press release is the headline.

Cancer affects all of us in some way, whether through personal experience or watching loved ones battle this disease. There are many organizations that raise money for the most common forms of the illness, but when it comes to rare cancers, there is little funding for research. On Sunday, March 8th a team of PR Newswire’s colleagues […]

PR Newswire’s research group makes thousands of updates to the database of journalists and bloggers that underpins our Agility media targeting and distribution platform. Below is a sampling of recent media moves and news from the research team. To learn more about monitoring media and social media for your brand, read our white paper: Monitoring Your Brand […]

Crises are always difficult and rarely expected, but being prepared can mean the difference between success and failure for a brand. Being able to refer to a well thought-out crisis plan can make a bad situation manageable, and it helps all internal team members get on board with what needs to happen. Yet, crisis plans are not a one-size-fits-all […]

There is no more universal love/hate relationship in business than our unending use of PowerPoint. When well crafted, a slide deck can help speakers tell a story that inspires their audience. However, the all-too-common response to yet another PowerPoint presentation is a sea of dull-eyed stares. You’re not alone in looking for the love. As the […]

It’s just three letters (with or without an apostrophe). It’s one way of saying “it is.” “Its” is a simple possessive of a pronoun. It’s also one of the biggest grammar errors according to the Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation. To quickly check which word you should use, replace your version of the three […]

PR Newswire’s research group makes thousands of updates to the database of journalists and bloggers that underpins our Agility media targeting and distribution platform. Below is a sampling of recent media moves and news from the research team. To learn more about monitoring media and social media for your brand, read our white paper: Monitoring Your Brand […]

A crisis can be a high-intensity situation, but if you have sufficiently prepared you will have already determined the best communications methods needed to effectively respond. Press releases and social media are among the most commonly used methods because they are two of the fastest ways to reach a large audience with an urgent message. […]

PR Newswire’s Audience Research Department makes thousands of updates to the database of journalists and bloggers that underpins our Agility media targeting and distribution platform. Below is a sampling of recent media moves and news from the research team. Free articles on how to enhance your media relations are available for download in the public relations […]

The unsettling backlash that Cheerios faced after airing a commercial featuring a biracial family in 2013 set the stage for a larger and necessary dialogue about the lack of diversity in advertising. In response to the ad’s controversy, Donny Deutch, chairman of advertising agency Deutch Inc. told the Today Show: “Great advertising holds up a […]

The growth of online and offline communication channels has placed companies under a public microscope, and as a result consumers are more fickle about the brands they choose to support. Media fragmentation and information overload has made it much more difficult for communicators to single-handedly keep track of all the information that is publicly available […]

Communicators are busy people and their responsibilities require not only creative writing skills but technical savvy as well. Responsibilities include writing and distribution of press releases, engaging and pitching media, preparing media clipping reports, and the list goes on. The key to successful PR comes down to prioritizing and having the right tools. Agility is PR […]

An organization’s greatest asset is their reputation. It greatly influences consumer purchase decisions and what brands they will devote their loyalty to. Should a brand fail to carefully prepare for a crisis, it can take months or even years to bounce back and regain that trust. Access to instant news via social media and mobile […]

PR Newswire’s Audience Research Department makes thousands of updates to the database of journalists and bloggers that underpins our Agility media targeting and distribution platform. Below is a sampling of recent media moves and news from the research team. Free articles on how to enhance your media relations are available for download in the public relations […]

Consumers are devoting a greater amount of attention on their health and wellness, and a large part of that is researching where their food and water comes from. Food and beverage brands now have a responsibility to supply this information to their consumers because their credibility and reputation greatly depends on it. FIJI® is proactively owning […]